Tag: Pgm_Gardens

American Groundnut. On the left the light purple/pink flowers and hefty brown tubers. On the right the trellis and garden we grew it in. On the far right are the seeds/beans we collected. Green as they ripen.

Suncoast Grown & Gathered: Native Groundnuts! A Wintertime Staple?

by Forest Hecker
February 20, 2026

At the Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension Office, we've been cultivating a Food Forest to showcase the most productive, unique, and often underutilized fruits and crops suited to our distinctive southwest Florida climate. Through this ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Nature, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_HortRes, Wildlife
photo of seeds featured in the one seed breaking the rules edition - cilantro, flat leaf parsley, and dill

Breaking the Rules! ‘One Seed’ at a Time

by Mindy Hanak
February 6, 2026

Breaking the Rules- why just one when you can have three? Herbs, that is! Okay- maybe we aren’t breaking a ‘rule’, but instead of just sharing one type of crop to grow - we are busting out a trio of herbs in our ‘One Seed’ packets ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Edible Gardening, Food, Growing Food In Florida, Health, Herbs, Horticulture, Nutrition, One Seed, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_HortRes, Seed Library
raised garden beds with food and flowers growing, a garden sign, a garden arch trellis with cattle paneling and a succulent garden at the other end.

ex•plore: Edible Gardening with Extension

by Mindy Hanak
February 6, 2026

Let’s Ex.plore what we’ve been up to! We’ve been busy at our UF/IFAS Sarasota County extension campus located in Twin Lakes Park off Clark Rd. We’ve added an edible garden demo area featuring different garden beds of varied heights ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible Garden, Explore, Garden, Grow, Pgm_Gardens, Produce, Vegetable Gardening
herbs in a community garden plot, mostly rosemary and curly leaf parsley with a sign that says all things grow with love

A Scent-sational Invitation to You!

by Mindy Hanak
February 6, 2026

Join me for an herb-alicious good time at your local Sarasota County library. Our “Breaking the Rules – herb trio” One Seed classes are scheduled November 2025 through January 2026. These classes are a bit social so whether you are a novice ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Companion Planting, Container Gardening, Cooking With Kids, Edible Gardening, EdibleGardeningSeries, Event, Food, Garden, Growing Food In Florida, Healthy Eating, Herbs, Horticulture, Kids Gardening, Memory, Nutrition, Pgm_Gardens, Recipe, Tiny.cc/ufsaraext_oneseed, Ways To Save
Forest Hecker with Jackfruit tree in Sarasota loaded with 25lb fruit!

Suncoast Grown and Gathered: July’s Heavyweight Jackfruit!

by Forest Hecker
August 28, 2025

At UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, we've been cultivating a "Food Forest" to showcase the most productive, unique, and often-underutilized fruits suited to our distinctive, Southwest Florida climate. Through this project, we aim to inspire ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_HortRes, Suncoast Grown And Gathered, SuncoastGrownAndGathered
Lettuce and leafy greens growing in a hydroponics setup.

Sow some green habits (along with some vegetables) with the Family Green Living Kit

by Sophia Moundous
August 8, 2024

By Sophia Moundous and Mindy Hanak Sarasota County’s Family Green Living Kits can help foster sustainability lessons in many ways. The kits are filled with fun, interactive activities and books for all ages. Grab a kit from your local ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Recreation, Work & Life
Tags: Community Garden, Curriculum, Demo, Edible, Family, Garden, Gardening, Green, Green Living, Library, One Seed, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_Sustain, Salad, School Garden, Seed Tape, Sustainability, Video, Youth
Yellow flower from a luffa plant. Photo taken 07-19-22. UF/IFAS Photo by Cat Wofford

Summer Style! ABCs of Edible Gardening for Your Newcomer Kit

by Mindy Hanak
June 17, 2024

Yes, you CAN grow food in Florida year-round. BUT it is important to take a few things into consideration before taking the sweaty plunge into hot season vegetable gardening. Here we aim to share garden tasks and ideas that are seasonally appropriate ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, EdibleGardeningSeries, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden, Health, Horticulture, Nutrition, Pgm_Gardens, Vegetable Gardening
girl gardening

Is finding school garden funding a New Year’s resolution?

by Mindy Hanak
April 25, 2024

Growing a school garden and looking for grant support? Perhaps finding funding is your New Year's resolution. After all- when you live in Florida, school gardens are in-season in January. Fortunately for you there are grants linked below. Some ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Edible Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pgm_Gardens, Sarasota, School Garden Grant, School_garden, Teacher Training, Volunteer, Youth Garden

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